Computer Science and Information Technology Vol. 1(3), pp. 169 - 177
DOI: 10.13189/csit.2013.010301
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Third Dimension Urgent Demand to Support Collaborative Learning in the Virtual Learning Environment VLE

Ahmed Dheyaa Basha ^*, Satar Habib Mnaathr
Center for Instructional Technology and Multimedia (CITM), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, 11800

ABSTRACT

The main aim of supporting collaborative learning by multi devices such computer or Smartphone is to enable and induce students to work together. To confirm and verify their skills and knowledge by mutually interacting. And to foster their role in the social dimension. The virtual learning environment equipped with several features to support actual communication informally and to create communities. Many universities and organizations have been adopted to support distance learning. In this study we report on an experimental study that evaluated the importance of the value added by a second life platform grounded in meeting system to more collaborative learning activity, if compared to converging with the systems depended on synchronous text-based communication. The experiment outcomes explain that the adoption of a three dimension virtual learning environment does not upgrade the perceived level of repose with communication or introduce disorder during the activity, while the user perception of the majority of the features presented are positive.

KEYWORDS
DSCL, SL Platform, E-Conference, Support Collaborative VLE

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Ahmed Dheyaa Basha , Satar Habib Mnaathr , "Third Dimension Urgent Demand to Support Collaborative Learning in the Virtual Learning Environment VLE," Computer Science and Information Technology, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 169 - 177, 2013. DOI: 10.13189/csit.2013.010301.

(b). APA Format:
Ahmed Dheyaa Basha , Satar Habib Mnaathr (2013). Third Dimension Urgent Demand to Support Collaborative Learning in the Virtual Learning Environment VLE. Computer Science and Information Technology, 1(3), 169 - 177. DOI: 10.13189/csit.2013.010301.